Pima County, AZ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Pima County in green. The most dangerous areas in Pima County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Pima County, AZ Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Pima County is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of counties are safer and 55% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pima County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pima County is 0.0627 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pima County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pima County may be as high as 1 in 7,847 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,860 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Pima County, AZ: about 14 per year. The west part of Pima County has fewer cases of murder with only 3 in a typical year.

How Pima County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pima County to the Arizona state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Pima County is safer than the Arizona state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Pima County, AZ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pima County about $126,714,704 in 2025, or roughly $118 per resident. This is part of Pima County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pima County, including every crime type and how Pima County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Pima County's crime maps on the Pima County overall crime page.

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Individual Pima County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Pima County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pima County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hidalgo County, NM	F	F	D-	D+
Grant County, NM	D	D-	D	D-
Luna County, NM	D	D+	D+	D-
Yuma County, AZ	B-	C-	C	D
Dona Ana County, NM	D	D	D	D-
El Paso County, TX	D	D+	D-	B+
Otero County, NM	D+	D	C-	D
Eddy County, NM	C	C-	C+	F
Loving County, TX	F	F	F	D-
Lea County, NM	C	D+	C+	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Pima County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Benton County, AR	C	C	C	B
Kane County, IL	A	A	A	A-
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	D+
Cobb County, GA	C+	D+	D+	B-
Ingham County, MI	C	D	D	C
Bexar County, TX	D+	C	C	A+
Bernalillo County, NM	F	F	F	C+
Berks County, PA	A	A	A	B+
Berkeley County, SC	C+	B-	B-	B
Hinds County, MS	B-	A-	A-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pima County, AZ average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Pima County schools on SchoolGrade

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